65-01: Cooling Tower MaintenanceThis paper reviews the experience the author has had in the maintenance of cooling towers. The information presented has been developed from tests, both field and laboratory, and given to aid those who have similar responsibilities, but more important to stimulate further investigations in this essential field.

This paper discusses the PTC-11 Code and compares its requirements with measurement techniques currently being used in the moist environment of a wet cooling tower fan

it is desirable that losses in fan system performance due to the drift eliminators be minimized

United States is by far greater than any other country in the indus­trialized world

users of water treatment products may choose less than optimum products

the theory of determining the shaft's natural frequency is presented as well as methods for empirically testing a shaft's natural frequency

the form of electrically charged particles (metallic ions)

Effective microbiological control can be achieved by monitoring microbial levels as well as actual micro biocide treatment levels

Because of environmental and health considerations and the deteriorated condition of the fill itself

This paper will explore the efficacy of utilizing a local Reynolds number correction with several Pitot probes and whether or not this actually reduces the overall uncertainty of the final flow measurement

3: The importance of proper water balancing between existing and supplemental cells/towers

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The aim of this report is to bring to light the serious problems confronting the users of cooling towers and to describe accepted and proven methods of coping with these problems